MSE Parents Club Part 12

BrunoM

I did mean it in a complimentary way, MFD! I envy! Sometimes, anyway.

aless02

People of PT, I will need to start picking your brains very soon on What to Take on a 7 Hour Airplane Journey for a 6 Month Old. Travel is rapidly approaching, and I am growing apprehensive!

Bruno, sorry to hear, but coffee is definitely in order. Mmmm I could go for a fancy latte right now. I've just remembered that I promised to bring something to the BBQ tomorrow, so definitely better sort that out today!

If I do go back to my job, I'll have the odd night away as well...like you, Bruno, it's more just for lack of anyone close to watch him combined with not wishing to inflict his bad sleeping on anyone else! (he won't even settle for DH nowadays, much less I doubt anyone else!)

MFD, that photo of Benjamin was far too cute. And Angela's had me yearning for a little girl - such an adorable dress!!

angela6834

Bruno...I really feel for your lack of sleep. Hope you have a good barbie and manage to last until tonight.

SS...I really dont think hubbies ( sorry Bruno, Im generalising here) how the pregnancy/ birth can affect us. I think they assume ' so long as everything is okay in the end' that thats all that matters.

MFD.....have a lovely weekend. Your story re the planes made me laugh. I was pushing Rose on her swing the other day and was saying ' shout to mummy to push you higher ' and she started waving and shouting ' hiya '. I obviously dont speak clearly enough for her!!

Sarah_Joanne

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

She is in my house all weekend! Heaven knows what I will come back to (other than creases in my jeans LOL)

That's funny, I was first going to say I wonder where everything will be on your return but then for some reason assumed Benjamin would be staying with her rather than the other way round! Hope it's not too disastrous when you get back!


Sugar (((hugs))) It's so hard when issues seem to just be swept aside, especially when the sweeper knows (or really should know) just how big those issues are. Hope lovely Molly is ok after her tumble.

searching_me

((hugs)) sugar and molly ...

why is it when you can have a lie in your body has programmed itself for school/work days so wakes up anyway :undecided ..

its lovely here so going to pop in the shower and then take the kids out .. we're making pizza when we get back .. oooo and im making jelly and ice cream for pudd for the kids (including philip ) going to pre-order philips xmas present then hes all done nothing else to get him this year apart from alittle something from the kids ...

hope everyone enjoys the weather xxxx

Jakesmummy

Have a good weekend MFD, I'd have a weekend away in a shot if i had a chance lol!!!

SS, after jake was born the midwifes ect kept saying as long as he's healthy thats all that mattered ect ect, i thought well yeah obv im really glad about that but i think i had a right to be upset considering i was lay there quite poorly myself!! and the fact how i imagined it would be, went completly t!ts up!!

Am waiting for my tesco delivery then am gonna nip into town need new make up! then off to my friends tonight for drinks!!

x

got-it-spend-it

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Thank you Bruno, I think!

My job involves overnighters every month or two so part of it is necessity. The other part is to make sure that as a couple who still haven't been together that long that we make an effort to retain some semblance of our life as a couple. Has only ever been for 1 night before though. We used to be running all over the place going to concerts and theatre and comedy gigs, now we go out about once a month.

I am quite tame compared to some mummies I know.

Horses for courses I guess *shrug*

I totally agree, and therefore cannot wait for my night away tonight. I must go and get sorted.

OH and I have only had one night away from together H since he was born but it was great and we'll be doing it again!

Aless- H will only settle for me if I'm around, but if I'm out or he with MIL he settles fine with them.

Aless- friends of ours with a baby the same age as H have just done a 9 hour flight to Canada. Their bub was fine. I know the took some brand new toys that she'd not seen before, not sure what else but I will try and find out. I do know they were told they couldn't use a baby carrier (Baby Bjorn type thing) on board, so not sure if that would be the same with a sling, or indeed the same with all airlines.

SugarSpun

JM, I can't believe how insensitive some people can be, I'm sorry the midwives were so hurtful. It's mostly about the baby, true, but not all about the baby - so many women have problems bonding with their new little ones because of the circumstances of the birth. I think I was lucky to have been so relieved she was ok that bonding wasn't a problem but I'm certainly very wobbly within myself as a result of it, and that Husband still doesn't get it despite it having been spelled out for him multiple times breaks my heart. It's like he's choosing not to get it because the way he acted during the whole horrible process contributed to the way I feel, so if he pretends it isn't a problem he doesn't have to feel responsible, you know?

Edit: GISI, was that they couldn't use the BB instead of the infant belt for takeoff and landing or couldn't use it at all? We have a long flight coming up and I really don't want to be sling-less for the whole thing!

pigpen

Sugar.. they simply haven't a clue!! I ended up with post traumatic stress after DD3 and DD5 due to the incompetance of the hospital staff and their treatment of us. They actually said they wanted DD5 to die.. and sliced DD3's head open while perforating my bowel and bladder.. then expected me to be ok with that.. I was ill physically for 2.5 years after DD3 and ill mentally, possibly even now.. I still, 10 years later, do not feel comfortable with it.. I can't even speak about it at all..

After DD5 was born the MW asked 'are you happy now?' I was too upset and angry to even reply.. I just gave her the death stare.. actually no I am still not happy and I don't actually think I ever will be!

redmel1621

Morning

Bruno, sorry things didn't turn out too well last night:( Hopefully you can last out and get a nice early night:)

K is upstairs napping, so is dh, the boys are sat here playing PS3, and I have a beatiful baby asleep on me, after drinking a huuge bottle and following up with a huuge poop! I went out for a little walk yesterday, maiden voyage with the double.....and.....I LOVE IT:D:D

No plans for today, just potter round the house and do a little bit of washing/sorting. MIL came yesterday, FIL coming tomorrow, midwife to do heel pr1ck on monday, and my friend is coming one day next week too, plus taking T for her hearing test on Friday. I am also undecided whether to take K tots group on Thursday, I suppose I will just see how I feel on the day?

xx